He was treated by the Queen until his death in 1874 as a very intimate friend and adviser.] [Footnote 2: _I.e._ a clique.] [Footnote 3: The Portuguese Statesman who had gone to Gotha to arrange the Queen's marriage, and was destined to act in a similar manner for her son in 1857.] [Footnote 4: Sir R.Peel was installed as Lord Rector of Glasgow on 11th January, and delivered an address on the principles of Education: strong political feeling was manifested, groans being given for Lord Melbourne and the Ministry.

At a civic banquet given in Sir R.Peel's honour, he expounded the principles of Conservative Reform.] [Pageheading: SPAIN AND PORTUGAL] _The Princess Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ _23rd January 1837._ MY DEAREST UNCLE,-- ...

The affairs of the Peninsula are indeed very distressing,[5] and what you tell me in your letter of the 20th, as also in the former one, is highly interesting and, alas! but too true.
I trust, not withstanding what you say, I may yet live to see Spain and Portugal settled.

But I greatly fear that the time is far distant.
Do you know Mendizabal ?[6] I saw him at our house in 1835.

Alava[7] presented him to us; he is a tall, dark, fine, and clever-looking man.
I remember his being so much struck with my likeness to Donna Maria, which I was not aware was the case.